Paper-lift for drawers and the like.



R. NORTVIG.

PAPER l .|F T FOR DRAWERS AND THE LIKE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 3. 191s.v

. Patented Sept. 25, I917.

REGNAR NORTVIG, OF ASKOV, MINNESOTA.

PAPER-LIFT FOR DRAWERS AND THE LIKE.

Application filed May 3, 1916.

b all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, REGNAR NORTVIG, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Askov, in the county of Pine, State of Minnesota, have invented a new and useful Paper-Lift for Drawers and the like; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. This invention relates to a new and useful automatic paper lift for drawers and the like and an object of the invention is to provide a device of this kind, applicable to drawers and the like, whereby as the drawer is pulled out the lift is automatically actuated, so as to elevate the papers, letters and the like that may be contained in the drawer to a convenient position, whereby they may be readily grasped.

Another object of the invention is to provide a paper lift of this kind constructed of a single length of wire having correspond ingly arranged arms terminating in eyes for the reception of screws, whereby the lift may be pivotally mounted in a drawer or the like.

In practical fields the details of construction may necessitate alterations, falling within the scope of the appended claim.

The invention comprises further features and combinations of parts, as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a drawer, showing the improved paper lift as applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view showing the paper lift held down and the drawer closed.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view of the paper lift detached.

Fig. 4: is a sectional view showing the drawer closed and the lift lowered. The automatic function is dispensed with in this figure, the pin 11 used for the purpose being omitted.

Referring more especially to the drawings,

1 designates a suitable drawer, of the cabinet or the like 2, and 3 denotes the paper lift.

This paper lift is constructed from a single length of wire, so as to provlde an archshaped member, thetransverse part 4: of

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 25, 1917.

Serial No. 95,122.

which is provided with V-shaped projections 5 and 6, which, in edge view, are aline with the arms 7 of the paper lift. The arched portion with its V-shaped projections extends transversely over the bottom of the drawer or the like and is adapted to be disposed under the papers and like articles and letters, so that when the drawer is pulled out, the lift will be actuated, whereby the transverse part will elevate the papers upwardly, when they may be easily grasped.

In Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the arms 7 are provided with eyes 8, which are constructed, by coiling said arms. These eyes receive screws or other suitable means, whereby the lift may be pivoted to the sides of the drawer. One of the arms beyond its eye terminates in an extension 9 having a lateral part 10, in the path of which a pin 11 (which projects downwardly from the upper part of the drawer opening) is disposed, so that when the drawer is withdrawn, the lateral part 10 will contact with the pin, thereby elevating the paper lift against the action of the spring 12, and throwing the papers upwardly in a position to be easily grasped. One of the screws or the like for pivoting the arm having the extension has connected to it said spring 12, so as to hold the lift in its lowermost position. The side of the drawer is provided with a member 13 which is provided with a bulge 14 to be engaged by one of the arms of the paper lift to hold it in an elevated position when the drawer is opened.

The invention having been fully set forth, what is claimed as new and useful is A paper lift for a drawer or the like, comprising an arched member constructed from a single length of wire and provided with correspondingly oppositely arranged arms, means for pivoting said arms to the opposite sides of the drawer, spring means for holding the lift normally against the bottom of the drawer, the arched or transverse part of the lift extending transversely on the bottom of the drawer and under the papers, letters or the like, one of the arms having an extension beyond its pivot terminating in a lateral part, a pin carried by the casing of the drawer to be engaged by the lateral part to automatically elevate the lift as the drawer is withdrawn, and means upon the side of the drawer to be engaged by one of name to this specification in the presence of the arms to hold the paper lift in an elevated two subscribing witnesses.

osition while the drawer is open, said means v domprising, an arched member attached to REGNAR NORTVIG' 5 the side of the drawer and having a projec- Witnesses;

tion over which arm of the lift cams. ANTAN GRAvEsIN,

In testimony whereof I have signedmy V. S. PETERsEN.

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